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     2
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    "seconds": 5,
    "size": "wide",
    "camera": "Tracking Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C01",
     "C02",
     "C14"
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    "props": [
     "P01",
     "P02"
    ],
    "frame": "Wide tracking shot across the ridge-top sect yard: drums blaze, the grey-clad youth clutches the half jade pendant and strides to the bridal sedan before the worn chopping stone."
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     3,
     3
    ],
    "seconds": 3.8,
    "size": "medium",
    "camera": "Static Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C14",
     "C01"
    ],
    "props": [
     "P02"
    ],
    "frame": "Medium static shot over the blue-grey dueling platform: the Southern-jiang groom in beast fur sneers at the grey-clad servant blocking the sedan, drums cut dead."
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     4,
     4
    ],
    "seconds": 2.9,
    "size": "medium",
    "camera": "Static Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C13",
     "C01"
    ],
    "props": [],
    "frame": "Medium static shot before the sword-hut's weathered door: the silver-haired elder in dark daoist robe states the sect-brokered marriage to the grey-clad youth."
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     5,
     5
    ],
    "seconds": 3.1,
    "size": "close",
    "camera": "Push In",
    "characters": [
     "C01"
    ],
    "props": [
     "P01"
    ],
    "frame": "Close-up push-in on the grey-clad youth's calloused hand gripping the half jade pendant at the stone railing, as he declares he will break the marriage."
   }
  ],
  "sound": "Loud bridal drums and gongs blare and then cut to a dead hush as a grey-clad youth blocks the bridal sedan.",
  "music": "Tense strings and low drum beats swell with the procession, then fall silent with the halt."
 },
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  "id": "E12-02",
  "sceneIndex": 1,
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    "beats": [
     6,
     7
    ],
    "seconds": 5,
    "size": "medium",
    "camera": "Static Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C01",
     "C02"
    ],
    "props": [
     "P01",
     "P02"
    ],
    "frame": "Medium shot at the servants compound chopping stone: the pale-robed young woman steps forward to push aside the grey-clad youth's arm, while he stands rooted before the sedan."
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     8,
     9
    ],
    "seconds": 4.5,
    "size": "wide",
    "camera": "Static Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C13",
     "C14"
    ],
    "props": [],
    "frame": "Wide shot at the stone rails hung with old black sword banners: the senior raises a hand, disciples silently close in, and the southern youth sneers at a hard bone."
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     10,
     10
    ],
    "seconds": 2.7,
    "size": "close",
    "camera": "Push In",
    "characters": [
     "C13"
    ],
    "props": [],
    "frame": "Close shot on the dueling platform's scarred blue-grey stone: the solemn senior declares that one woman alone buys the southern frontier ten years of peace."
   }
  ],
  "sound": "Footsteps scuff grit, a sleeve rustles, robes brush the railings, and old banners snap in the mountain wind.",
  "music": "Low war drums and a lone bamboo flute over a somber string ostinato."
 },
 {
  "id": "E12-03",
  "sceneIndex": 1,
  "cuts": [
   {
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     11,
     11
    ],
    "seconds": 3.1,
    "size": "medium",
    "camera": "Static Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C13"
    ],
    "props": [],
    "frame": "Medium shot inside the servants compound, the worn chopping stone with its deep hollow centered, waist-high stacked firewood around, the stern elder speaking against grey-tiled walls."
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     12,
     12
    ],
    "seconds": 3.6,
    "size": "close",
    "camera": "Push In",
    "characters": [
     "C01"
    ],
    "props": [
     "P01"
    ],
    "frame": "Close shot pushing into the youth's chest, the half jade catching raking sunlight, calloused hand rising to touch it while the dueling platform's sword scars blur in the background."
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     13,
     14
    ],
    "seconds": 5,
    "size": "wide",
    "camera": "Tracking Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C01",
     "C02",
     "C13",
     "C14"
    ],
    "props": [
     "P02"
    ],
    "frame": "Wide tracking shot across the blue-grey stone dueling platform scarred by sword cuts, stone-railed stands with black banners, the youth stepping forward as murmurs rise through the crowd."
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     15,
     15
    ],
    "seconds": 2.9,
    "size": "close",
    "camera": "Static Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C01"
    ],
    "props": [
     "P01"
    ],
    "frame": "Close shot of the youth's scarred face with half-white sideburns and resolute eyes, gray patched robe and rough hands, the half jade gleaming in bright mountain daylight."
   }
  ],
  "sound": "Wind brushes the black banners and low murmuring ripples through the stone spectator stands.",
  "music": "Low, tense strings with a faint distant drum, building unease beneath the dialogue."
 },
 {
  "id": "E12-04",
  "sceneIndex": 1,
  "cuts": [
   {
    "beats": [
     16,
     17
    ],
    "seconds": 4.2,
    "size": "medium",
    "camera": "Static Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C01",
     "C13"
    ],
    "props": [
     "P01",
     "P02"
    ],
    "frame": "Medium Static Shot: the stern sect leader on the sword-scarred stone dueling platform, black banners stirring, as the scar-faced white-haired youth faces him, hand on his sword hilt."
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     18,
     19
    ],
    "seconds": 5,
    "size": "close",
    "camera": "Push In",
    "characters": [
     "C02"
    ],
    "props": [],
    "frame": "Close Push In: two disciples step to the bridal sedan under the stone-railed stands, the curtain lifts, and the silent pale-robed bride draws a folded paper from her sleeve."
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     20,
     21
    ],
    "seconds": 5,
    "size": "extreme-close",
    "camera": "Tilt Down",
    "characters": [
     "C02"
    ],
    "props": [],
    "frame": "Extreme-Close Tilt Down: a pale hand with a slip of paper emerges from the curtain, three neat characters reading I am willing filling the frame against blurred black banners."
   }
  ],
  "sound": "Wind stirs the black banners, bootsteps halt before the sedan, and the curtain whispers as paper rustles softly.",
  "music": "Low, tense strings and a distant drum hold the air as the paper is offered."
 },
 {
  "id": "E12-05",
  "sceneIndex": 1,
  "cuts": [
   {
    "beats": [
     22,
     22
    ],
    "seconds": 2.7,
    "size": "medium",
    "camera": "Static Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C13"
    ],
    "props": [],
    "frame": "Medium static shot of the sect leader standing on the scarred dueling platform, stone-railed stands and faded black sword banners behind him, his voice calm and final."
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     23,
     24
    ],
    "seconds": 5,
    "size": "wide",
    "camera": "Push In",
    "characters": [
     "C01"
    ],
    "props": [
     "P01"
    ],
    "frame": "Wide shot, push in as two disciples grip the grey-clad youth's arms on the scarred dueling platform, half-jade pendant swaying at his chest, body stiffening, lips parting in silence."
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     25,
     26
    ],
    "seconds": 4.3,
    "size": "close",
    "camera": "Push In",
    "characters": [
     "C01",
     "C02"
    ],
    "props": [
     "P02"
    ],
    "frame": "Close push-in shot: the grey-clad youth's hoarse question hangs unanswered as the pale-robed woman's fingers withdraw into the sedan, scarred dueling platform and stone rails behind."
   }
  ],
  "sound": "Distant drums falter as disciples' footsteps scuff the stone, then the sedan curtain rustles softly closed.",
  "music": "Low mournful strings swell under the unanswered question, then fade to a near-silent hush."
 },
 {
  "id": "E12-06",
  "sceneIndex": 1,
  "cuts": [
   {
    "beats": [
     27,
     28
    ],
    "seconds": 5,
    "size": "wide",
    "camera": "Static Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C01",
     "C02",
     "C13",
     "C14"
    ],
    "props": [
     "P01",
     "P02"
    ],
    "frame": "Wide shot: a resplendent bridal palanquin is lifted again, drums and gongs swell, and the procession moves toward the mountain gate beneath raking daylight."
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     29,
     30
    ],
    "seconds": 3.4,
    "size": "close",
    "camera": "Push In",
    "characters": [
     "C01",
     "C02"
    ],
    "props": [],
    "frame": "Close shot: behind the swaying curtain her lips part in a soundless whisper, while he strains once and is firmly pinned down."
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     31,
     31
    ],
    "seconds": 2.5,
    "size": "medium",
    "camera": "Static Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C01",
     "C13",
     "C14"
    ],
    "props": [],
    "frame": "Medium shot: the southern youth steps wide to block the scarred youth, arms folded, sizing him up before the grey stone dais."
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     32,
     32
    ],
    "seconds": 3.1,
    "size": "close",
    "camera": "Tilt Up",
    "characters": [
     "C01",
     "C14"
    ],
    "props": [],
    "frame": "Close shot, tilting up: the southern youth grins, his fiery eyes holding the other's gaze, vowing his homeland will not mistreat her."
   }
  ],
  "sound": "Palanquin creaks as it rises, drumbeats and gongs swell, footsteps on stone, muffled struggle.",
  "music": "Low war drums with a sorrowful bamboo flute weaving through a slow southern melody."
 },
 {
  "id": "E12-07",
  "sceneIndex": 1,
  "cuts": [
   {
    "beats": [
     33,
     33
    ],
    "seconds": 2.5,
    "size": "wide",
    "camera": "Static Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C01"
    ],
    "props": [],
    "frame": "Wide static shot over the stone-railed spectator stands with weathered black banners, a lone grey-clad figure turning away, gaze fixed on the dust trail where the procession vanished beyond the dueling platform."
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     34,
     34
    ],
    "seconds": 3.3,
    "size": "close",
    "camera": "Static Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C01"
    ],
    "props": [],
    "frame": "Close shot of a scarred young face framed by grey hair, jaw set, eyes cold and unwavering; the words of a quiet threat delivered flat against the empty stone arena behind."
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     35,
     36
    ],
    "seconds": 4.9,
    "size": "extreme-wide",
    "camera": "Tracking Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C14"
    ],
    "props": [],
    "frame": "Extreme-wide tracking shot of a lone dark-skinned youth in beast hide reining his mount, then wheeling away; hooves churn dust as the whole retinue gallops off under the mountain ridge."
   }
  ],
  "sound": "Distant hoofbeats pound fading into dust, banners snapping in mountain wind.",
  "music": "Low war-drums and a single bamboo flute, tense and receding."
 },
 {
  "id": "E12-08",
  "sceneIndex": 1,
  "cuts": [
   {
    "beats": [
     37,
     38
    ],
    "seconds": 5,
    "size": "wide",
    "camera": "Static Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C13",
     "C01"
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    "props": [
     "P01",
     "P02"
    ],
    "frame": "Wide shot on the sword-scarred dueling platform in raking daylight: the crowd gone, the cloaked senior stands alone, hands behind his back, gaze settling on the youth's half jade."
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     39,
     39
    ],
    "seconds": 3.6,
    "size": "close",
    "camera": "Push In",
    "characters": [
     "C01"
    ],
    "props": [
     "P01"
    ],
    "frame": "Close push-in on the half jade at the grey-clad youth's chest, rough calloused fingers and cracked tiger-mouth, sword scars and faded black banners blurred behind."
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     40,
     40
    ],
    "seconds": 2.5,
    "size": "medium",
    "camera": "Tracking Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C13"
    ],
    "props": [
     "P01"
    ],
    "frame": "Medium tracking shot as the cloaked senior turns, hands behind his back, fingertips tapping the half jade inside his robe, stone rails and old black banners behind."
   }
  ],
  "sound": "A single robe rustles, wind stirs the old black banners, and fingertips tap jade in the emptied courtyard.",
  "music": "Distant drums fade to silence, leaving a lone bamboo flute over sparse, questioning strings."
 }
]